Amendment 4 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska

NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Alaska. Amendment 4 was prepared and submitted by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and defines overfishing for the stocks of salmon covered by the FMP as required by NOAA Fisheries regulations at 50 CFR part 602. The intent of the definition is to provide a basis for protecting the salmon stocks covered by the FMP from being overfished.